Using color to distinguish event categories in Confluence Calendars

[Elissa Nurthen]

From what I can tell from the chat, several users have inquired about using color to code related events in a Confluence calendar, but I can't tell if it is possible or not. One 'answer' refers to an ellipsis that appears after hovering on an event type but I am not getting that functionality on our instance. Can anyone tell me how to select a display color for a given event on a calendar?

Thanks.

ELissa

[Andy Gladstone · Accepted solution]

@Elissa Nurthen Welcome to the Atlassian Community. See the screenshot I provided below. Do you not have the same UX that I have? The ... after the event allows you to color code all events of that type.

[Elissa Nurthen]

Hi Andy 

Thanks for your answer. I do have the same UX and I color code all events of one type. And your suggestion led me to realize that I needed to add additional event types to get the variability I need for my calendar. So I added some Custom Event Types. But they are not available to choose from my list of Event Types when editing an existing event or adding a new event. Any idea how to get custom events to appear in the Event Type list?

Thanks.

Elissa

[Andy Gladstone]

When you click on the ellipsis and edit, can you manage event types? Are they set as available like in the image below?

[Andy Gladstone]

@Elissa Nurthen hope all is well and your calendar is super-organized now. 

Please let me know if my answer assisted you. If it did, please click on the Accept Answer button so others looking for similar assistance can find it in the future.

Thank you.

[Stephanie Zhang _Product_]

@Elissa Nurthen Hey there! My name is Stephanie Zhang and I'm with the Confluence team. Would you be willing to speak to us about your experience onboarding? As a token of appreciation we can offer you a $70 giftcard.

Let me know your availability at szhang5@atlassian.com if you're interested!

Thanks,
Steph

[Elissa Nurthen]

Hi Andy, 

Yes, i see exactly as is shown in the image you sent. My need is to have each different event type show in a different color in the calendar. It seems like the color grid choice applies across all 'events' and there is no way to vary the colors amongst the different 'event types'. Is that true? or is there a way to have a different color for each 'event type'?

Thanks again.
ELissa